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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:04:15 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-626591[…] few months ago, I wrote about the death of the DVD as a major delivery platform for movies. At the time, my local video store was charging $5 for […]
]]>By: Gailhttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-488446
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:52:16 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-488446Amazing, I must live in the stone age. Until I saw this post I had never heard of Blu Ray. no I don’t want to know. My hubby works at home and enjoys having a movie playing in the background for company while working. When his video player bit the dust, we thought it would be an easy thing to replace. Not so, they only make VHE palyers with DVD players now and they cost more than just a video player would. I think we will be scrounging at yard sales for one. We have a vast supply of videos and DVDs that we received as presents, picked up super cheap at yard sales, or the discount bin at stores. My hubby has poor vision so when he can’t read at night like he would like to he listens to movies (while I generally read). We have no cable or antennea so the only thing we watch is what we own. Lousy movies get trashed or sent on to the thrift store. We have a life and part of that is watching movies together at home and as he has watched (listened to) some of his movies several 100 times, he gets his monies worth. I am at the point now of trying to find copies of his favorite tapes as some of them are obviously worn out.

Sounds like as long as we can find another couple VHS/DVD players to set aside for when they don’t make them any more, we should be set for entertainment until our golden years. It is always so much fun to pick up a brand new tape at a yard sale for a dime and think of the bloke who probably spend $10-15 on it and never saw it once, and knowing hubby will use it at least 100 times. What is that 1/10th a cent per view plus electric? Very frugal.

I prefer books and this weekend I should be starting to read a brand new copy of Dean Koontz’s latest book, then sometime next week I will take it back to the library. Free beats paying any time!

]]>By: Lisahttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-488024
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:40 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-488024I don’t buy or rent anymore. I use the library. I have bought at yard sales a few $1 dvd’s I think I will watch over and over. And, I buy movies at yard sales to send to soldiers overseas. My library now allows you to download movies from home from the library’s internet site. The selection grows weekly. Those options are enough for me.
]]>By: NtrVhttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-487244
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:59:59 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-487244I don’t illegally copy movies, music, or download anything that I shouldn’t. What I was referring to was copying my own store bought movies and watching the copies instead of the originals, so that the originals stay in mint condition.

Further, I have little interest in music these days, I listen to the news and talk radio when I am driving. My wife listens to the radio when she drives, and while she is home cleaning. Otherwise, the radio is not a big deal to us.

As for the VHS collection, I think I can legally copy my VHS cassettes to my hard drive and then create chapters and such, so that I can skip around through the DVD or choose the scene selections.

I just do not want to get rid of my VHS cassettes because I have so many good ones that I could never find on DVD, be it at Amazon or Best Buy. I had to have some specially ordered by Block Buster years ago, because they were so old that they had to be found in a warehouse some where…

Like I said, I do not feel like getting rid of those, but I would not mind digitizing them, just so that they could still be watched, and would take up considerably less space.

]]>By: disneystevehttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-487224
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:24:26 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-487224Cindy, as noted earlier, we really shouldn’t be touting illegal activities. I mentioned copying DVDs which is technically illegal. The site you mention is also an illegal downloading site. I’m sure plenty use it but it isn’t legal. A few years ago they cracked down on illegal music downloading. I’m sure the next crackdown will be on illegal movie downloading from sites like that.
]]>By: Jenhttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-487105
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:45:10 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-487105I agree that Blu-Ray won’t last too long and that DVDs are on their way out. I agree that you don’t have to buy every movie you like.

But I do like to watch some movies and TV shows over and over again. These purchases have saved me money over time. (I used to rent Absolutely Fabulous so many times before I bought it!)

And they have given me joy. When I’m feeling blue, I enjoy popping in a Friends or Gilmore Girls DVD to lighten my mood. On the holidays, I enjoy watching my favorite holiday movies with my family, at the time we choose and without commericals. (Home for the Holidays is a Thanksgiving favorite, and Elf is my Christmas obsession.)

Finally, these DVDs that I enjoy so much are something I can share with my future children, much as I would share a beloved book.

That is worth the $5-$20 price tag to me. Your mileage may vary.

]]>By: Cindy Mhttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-486986
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:11:41 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-486986I agree with #15. I do have a small collection of VHS tapes and DVD’s that are years old. Right now I could care less about any of them, how many times can you watch a movie, yikes, how depressing. No cable TV for years, don’t even care about collecting or buying any more of this junk, music included. Too many good freebies you can catch on the net, why pay for any of it or clutter your space with collections? Guess it’s my age. My thing these days is catching a newer free movie on the internet in what spare time I have, and most of those are frankly not worth watching. watch-movies.net is wonderful for this purpose and will save ya lots of bucks. Folks with kids ought to check out free entertainment in your communities and quit blowing your hard-earned bucks on stuff not worth watching. When I babysit with the nephews, we’re up off our butts doing something. They love the attention.
]]>By: Pat MaGroinehttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-485698
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:57:38 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-485698I think all of you have waaaaaay too much time on your hands!
Why are you worrying about things that don’t even really matter at all?

There are so many other things such as the homeless, corrupt government, rising prices, forclosures, real estate, crime, and so many other things that REALLY matter where you should be devoting your time and energy!

I don’t run out to get the latest electronics — to me it’s a waste of money. I have an old fashioned tv with a digital converter box ’cause I’m not interested in being able to get 500 channels. Built into my tv are slots for playing both dvd’s and vhs tapes and I have quite a few of both.

I like old movies and kids movies and certain current movies. I stick one in and sit in my most comfortable chair, work on something with my hands and glance at the screen periodically. Let’s face it, there aren’t a whole heck of a lot of good shows out there anywhere these days and this works for me.

I’m seeing that things are changing, but I’m in no rush to run out to buy something to play Blu Ray or get into downloading a bunch of stuff. I’m happy to sit back and see where things lead. When the dust settles and I want to replace what I have, I will but I see no advantage and a lot of unnecessary expense in jumping on the latest bandwagon.

I’ve lived long enough to see a LOT of technical changes. Even the ones that last tend to be up to 10 times as expensive when they first come out as they are 2-3 years later. I was raised to respect money. If something is going to save me time, which I find precious, it’s worth the high cost, but for entertainment? I don’t think so.

]]>By: disneystevehttp://www.pfadvice.com/2008/11/28/the-death-of-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-484757
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:08:03 +0000http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=3415#comment-484757You’re correct, David. Copying is out. Sorry for suggesting that. Downloading through legal means and storing electronically, though, is fine. That way the movies don’t take up a ton of space and you can watch them whenever (and wherever if you have a laptop) you wish.

I think that’s where things will go in the not too distant future. Pay for the download through Netflix or Amazon and have the digital file rather than the physical disc.